diversion

Readers of the book will not recognize all these diversions, but the story’s outlines are more or less observed.

"We may get a diversion of cheap exports which might have otherwise gone to the US, will start to come to Europe and the UK," he said.

Making an exception for one country would simply invite significant trade diversion.

Perhaps his anecdotes about doing improv at Second City are a brilliant diversion, but probably not.

Though the maximum penalty could be more than three years in jail, Rosen said he would like to see some sort of diversion — maybe picking trash up on the side of the road.